It was the time of the three-day work-week (imposed in 1974 after striking miners caused a power shortage), and of nationwide strikes in the “winter of discontent” of 1978-79.
那个年代实行3天制工作周（1974年矿工罢工后实施的政策，引起了电力短缺），那个年代有一个全国范围大罢工以泄不满的冬天（1978-79年）。
I'm sorry my assignment isn't finished. The thing is, I've had a lot of other work this week.
对不起，我的任务没完成。主要原因是我这星期有许多其他工作要做。
They had to be back at their colleges this week to enrol and work out class schedules for the new term.
他们这周必须回到学院注册，并制定出新学期的课程表。
She has contracted to work 20 hours a week.
她已签订每周工作20小时的合同。
I'm going to work two days a week teaching handicapped kids to fish.
我将每周工作两天教残疾儿童钓鱼。
Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours.
医生们平均每周工作90个小时，而有些出诊长达120个小时。
He put his retirement on hold to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week to find a solution.
为了找到一个解决方案，他推迟了退休，每周工作7天，每天工作16小时。
Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.
假期延长了，工作周变短了。
I had to take a week off work but my colleagues were very good about it.
我得请一周的假，同事们对此非常谅解。
Even if you are not prepared to work up a sweat three times a week, any activity is better than none.
即使你不准备1周流3次汗，任何活动总比没有要好。
How does the woman go to work this week?
这位女士这周是怎么去上班的？
You would think that after a 60 hour work week, I’d be plum tuckered out to do anything else right?
你是不是以为在一周60个小时的工作之后，我早已精疲力尽，根本不想做别的事了？
Not only is it highly implausible, but if you ever do achieve a four hour work week, you’ll probably want to get rid of it.
因为，这不仅仅是那样的令人难以置信，而且假如你真的曾有一周工作四小时的经历的话，我想你大概会去摆脱这样的生活。
Though factory payrolls rose a hair, that was far offset by a big drop in hours: the factory work week fell to 40 hours from 40.5, although in April it was only 40.1.
尽管工厂的工资总额一路攀升，但因工作时间大幅削减而很大程度上被抵消了：工厂的周工作时数从40.5降到了40，尽管4月的周工作时数仅40 . 1小时。
Women with a higher amount of deep sleep can handle better the effects of one work week of mild sleep deprivation, and their recovery is more complete after two nights of extended sleep.
优质的‘深度睡眠’可以帮助女性缓解一周以来工作所造成的影响，连续两晚的延长睡眠后，也能更好的恢复精力。
However, many nurses can be paid really well but work shorter hours than the traditional 40 hour work week.
然而许多护士们收入不菲，工作时间却短于一般的每周40个小时。
Everyone knows how the work week can take a toll on employees, but new research suggests the five-day slog may have even broader impacts — on climate.
人们普遍了解工作日是如何影响上班族的，然而最新研究表明这五天的劳作对气候的影响更加显著。
If you think working 80 hours a week is overkill, just imagine the possibilities of the 140-hour work week.
如果你觉得每周80小时的工作已经过了，那么每周140个小时呢？
If true, the company will keep reenabling the feature until the development time surpasses 40 total hours, or about as much as one person's typical work week.
这意味着只要破解所花的时间不会超过40个小时（相当一位工作人员每周的工作时间），就会不断有iTune同步功能的破解补丁推出。
By contrast, write the authors, the work week "is replete with activities involving external controls, time pressures, and demands on behavior related to work, child care and other constraints."
相比之下，作家在工作当中更容易被外界的客观事物所影响，时间的压力、工作有关的行为的一些要求、照顾孩子、还有其他的强制性因素。
The only other functionality you need to account for is displaying the bar chart in red if the employee goes over a 40-hour work week.
另外一个需要实现的功能是当员工每周的工作时间超过40小时时，能让条形图显示为红色。
Do you jump out of bed on Monday mornings and look forward to the work week?
在每周一的早上，你能不能利索的爬起来并且对工作日充满期待？
Thinking about nothing but getting through the next project, the next work week, so I could enjoy the time on the weekend.
脑袋里只会想着怎样完成下一个项目，怎样度过下一个工作日，从而能享受周日的美好生活呢。
Atlanta, meanwhile, is imposing a 36-hour work week for almost all its city workers, including the police.
与此同时亚特兰大市正准备强制要求几乎所有工人包括警察周工作36小时。
A study by the Federal Employment Agency in Germany concluded that Kurzarbeit explains only a quarter of the reduction in the average work week.
德国联邦就业局的一项调查显示，平均工作周下降的工时中，“缩短工时”只贡献了其中四分之一。
This can be tough for those who have to get up early during the week but like to stay up later on weekends, but do your best to craft a compromise between your work week and weekend habits.
这对那些工作日起来很早但周末熬夜到很晚的人有些艰难，但尽你最大努力在工作日和周末之间规划出一个折中方案。
In fact, we’re working more than medieval peasants, and the 40-hour work week hasn’t changed since 1940 even though productivity levels have been growing steadily since then.
事实上，我们比中世纪的农民工作更久。而且自从1940年以来，尽管工作效率已经提高，每周 40 小时的工作时间却再也没有变化。
PARIS - The French already enjoy a 35-hour work week and generous vacation. Now the health minister wants to look into whether workers should be allowed to sleep on the job.
尽管法国人目前每周的工作时间已经减少到了35个小时且享有大量的假期，但他们似乎还不太满足，该国卫生部正在考虑是否允许上班族在工作时间睡觉。
PARIS - The French already enjoy a 35-hour work week and generous vacation. Now the health minister wants to look into whether workers should be allowed to sleep on the job.
尽管法国人目前每周的工作时间已经减少到了35个小时且享有大量的假期，但他们似乎还不太满足，该国卫生部正在考虑是否允许上班族在工作时间睡觉。
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